Motor-cycle support.



c. 5. MORGAN. IUT'QR CYCLE SUPPORT. PPLICTIOI FILED OCT. L8. |917- Pand sept `24, 1918.1

` WITNESSES JY. S 10 ATTORNEY VINVENTCIH y CHESTER. E. MORGAN, or smijt-:3., OKLAHOMA.

Moron-CYCLE surron'r.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented sept. 24, 1918.

Application led October 16, 1917. Serial No. 198,904.

To all whom t may` concern.'

Be it known that I, CHESTER E. MORGAN, a citizen of the United States, residin at Snyder, in the county of Kiowa and tate of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Motor-Cycle Supports, of which the following is a speelication.

This `invention is a foldable stand or support for wheel vehicles of the general type known as motorcycles or bicycles.

he principal object of the invention is to rovide a stand or support for motor c c eswherein the rear w eel is supported c ear andI freeirom ground contact.

Another object is to provide a stand that will automatically adjust itself to the `unevenness ofthe ground or road, in a and substantial manner, so that .the motorcycle will be maintained in an upright positionduring such supporting perio Astill further object is to provide a stand.

that=consists of few partslessening the .liability :of disarrangement and breakage, one that may be readily applied and used 'with a minimum of effort, one that is effectual to accomplish the `function desired of it, and one that. is relatively cheap ,to` manufacture.

.The invention broadl stated comprises al pair of sleeves-pivotal y connected to the rear fork of a motorcycle and upon each side of the wheel thereof, said sleeve being' provided with a tubular member connected to and branching therefrom, i a `perforated cap for each ofthe `tubular members, ya springoperated latch bar disposed in each of thetubular members one end of" said bar-projecting through the cap `and engag ing'with therear fork while the opposite' end is 4adapted to engage with notches formed in and near oneend of rods: disposedL within'saidsleeves, said rods beinlg pivotally connected at *their other-end wit a ground engaging element which is provided `with curved and pointed ends, said rods being telescopically receivable in said sleeves and said latch bar, serving to maintain the rods in di'erent'pozsitions relative to the unevenness of the ground contact.

One practical form of construction and assembly will be described. and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which,

Figure.. 1 is` fa vertical sectional yview through one of the sleeves and its tubular.y

member, said sleeve being attached to the rear fork and in an operative position,

firm

Fig. 2, is a rear elevation of the stand-or support in its operative position, and

Fig. 3 is a sectional view `on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

In the preferred embodiment about to be described, `the support or stand is referably attached to the rear lfork A a jacent the connection for the rear wheel, the axle thereof being indicated at 5. The fork A as shown is of the usual construction `and is composed of the horizontal member 6 con- Eectcvd to the seat support `or bracing mem- The juncture of the two members 6 and 7 provides. a projecting ear in which is formed a slot 8. The lower ear indicated at .9 is provided with an extension havin a hole therethrough. To coperate with tis hole there is a bolt 10 that is provided with the nut 1l. provide a pivotal connection for the sleeve 12. l y ,1

-The sleeve 12 is preferably formed of squared tubing having one of its ends -open While the other `-is compressed lto such a degree that it forms `the lug 13.** This lu is provided with a hole to cooperate witlgi the bolt 10. As shown the bolt 10 passes through the ear 9 through the lug 13 and then has placed thereon thenut 11; "Thus a pivotal. connection is provided. Aswill be seen the description of one side of the stand will apply to the opposite side as both.y sides are similarly formed and constructed.

The sleeve 12has connectedlthereto-a t1 1.

bular member 14 whichl'branches from the sleeve 12 in an angular direction thereto." The, tubular member 14 is rovided withfa:

cap or other closure 15. his cap or closure 15 is provided-` centrallywith a hole.

Disposed. within the tubular member is a latch bar 16, oneend of which,zzindicated ati 17, projects through the lhole inz-t'he'*V ycap 15. Surrounding a portion of the bar. 16

isa spring 18 which is so connected.''that` the spring operates to draw 'the sniff-1:9-

within the tubular member 14. This `end 19, ofthe latch bar is preferably angularly cut `for reasons that will" shortly bede-I scribed A rod 20 is disposed towt'elescope i the sleeve'12'.. rIzhe. upper :endforl portion; of r`this frfod may be provided with the notches or teeth 21 as shown.` These notches are cut in such a manner that they will engage with the end19of latchiber 16'.; They serve to prevent the rod from beln returned Within the Sleevei'wlien siiidtr' dias been lidjusted. The lower end qftherod.

20 may be forked as shown at 22 and thro ithe sides xofl the fork there.. may pass t e pin'23. his pin maybe formed as a rivet if so deeiredfamttsenvesitz) puo? Vide a pivotal connection with the ground eueging element Bi.

he gnouxrdengeging element consjetsofl -w transverselor horizontalI portion-.2m and connected thereto and continuous thenewvithi are lthe curfved. and pointed; ends 25-and-126.

These. ends areso shepedthat they` Wfillbite intotheiroad. surfaceto .rmly hold-the mo,

torcyclewithout side slipping Whenzthel'sup porthuebeen. placed in en operative'position... VVihen:V the-support is.: placedf in the operativeA positiomasshown in Rigs: l: and

the free end 17 .1 of. thelatch. bar is adapted;

to contact with the under surface oi the member.. Grof'the rem1 fork. Thsforcesithe latch bar downwardl into the tubularimem berll. The latch ber 16 thenhas itslen'd.

19. projecting slightly into the sleeve 12;:

The distance-.thatidm pointf19'projecte de,

pends.uponf-the position; 0fy the rod 220; and..

ground. bevuneuen 'onenof t e rods-20iwiill project/- from; this .slejeve im'ore thenfftheuotherrod. As the motorcycle is moved backward the ends'ifli or? thevlatch bar 16 will engage with. the= horizontal-member 6: The latchi bar'wfill thus automatically engage Withfthe notches ori-teeth 21.. The pivotal-.connection ai'orded vby. the pins 23 Will=permit of one of thepoints 251.01% `26 to projectandfthereby pull the rod "20 farther from the sleeve i 12. As .ther-.machine -JcOmes to rest upon f the endsV 2 lm'oa ythe latch. ba-r v the 1. 'same isfforced. into engagcmmt with thenotches 21. Therods 20 a ywllfbe:` lheld in f their adjustedf osition through thelocking action offfthe en F19 and the-.notches 21: y Wheufit is desired-'- to chamgefthesuppo from-ath@I operative to the; inopemtivepost-f tion the motorcycle is moved forwerdmd to Amove Within their respective sleeves 12. Tl're-'srigS-Wili draw the latch bar 16 Within the.I tubular member 14; thus Withdrawin'g the point 19 from enga-gement with thenetebesl.

Minorv changes in` form, proportion; end details: of conetmuotion .may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope ot theappended'claims:

1vol-aim: 'f

.Lf-A5 motorcyclesuplport .comprisinga, groundf engaging. elementi .composed of: wf Ue. shapedl piece ofi .materie-l, a plurality? of; spaced rods= pivotellfy4 connected to. said ele ment, a plurality ot. sleeves' to. coiipegrafte.y with the rods in a telescopic mennen;v sad sleeves beingeprovided with'E a; tubular lmemben` extending.- angnla-rly therefrom end forming. the housing--y for a; i latching device, and4 menne.y forl pivotally connecting the sleeve@ tothe reerlfork of a. motorcycle.

' 2;Ai motorcycle supporti' comprising si ground engaging. element having curved imdspointed.: ends; a vvpluralityi of rods; pivotilly.=connected .to the! element in le.; spaced: relatiomfu plurality off sleeves: formedfto re-4 ceivevtherodse :tubular-1 member connected..

tot each; ofseid sleeves# intermediate.' their ends and.brenchingnengularly therefrom, alatch; loewe.spring` to press:-A s'tid baraoutwerdf-ifromitherod forfdieengegement there? with, and?. mea' ns.: to connect oneend of each offsaidsleevesto-therearfonk of afmotoricycle.l y

3. A; motor cycle etendi; comprzieing;` a. ground i engegin' element; eilmced.r piv otally 'connecte l thereto, sleevesv for telescopically` receiving' therods,r said rods'be.L ing provided with notches.y neen their free' ends,=.;artuhu1anmemben connected to :mdv branching from earch of ffsaid; sleeves-af pep toreted'cafp foreach.- of :said members, 'es springnoperated? `vlatch ber, i in ein-ch ofi' sadA members; onel endf of! whichi7 iban i--preectiet through the; cap'. while? the otherist forlmed to 'engages Witte the notches s ofi fa; yrodgfjsalid? latchV bars-serving fto. *automatically hold the rodsfin' their operative position: when the: 'A

gro'und element engages: the roundgfand mesme tous@ providing a pivote f` connectiom for onefend ofteacha of the lsleevee.toutlie fork; o enimotorcycle;v

-. f In testimony Y whereof-4 I5 aix .fmyl signataire ini presence of two Witnesses; 4 l.CHESTEREi;MogeGrieg` WIIESQess'f-u p .j 'JIJ'.D. I. 

